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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 1 – The Rules

INTRODUCTION

I love the beautiful game, but over the last couple of decades, that love affair has grown… complicated.  It is clear that there is enormous room for improving the game of football, not only in the way it is played on the pitch, but also how it is governed and managed off it.  I believe that if at least some of the changes I recommend in this article were implemented, the world of football for the players, clubs, and most importantly – the fans – would be vastly improved.

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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 3 – The Competitions

PART THREE
THE COMPETITIONS

Our third set of changes revolves around footballing competitions.  Some of these competitions have been around for decades; take for instance the F.A. Cup, in England — it officially began in 1871!  The following proposals are designed to reduce or streamline all the various types of footballing competitions that are, in my opinion, damaging the game of football today.

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The 25 Things I Would Fix About the Beautiful Game, Part 5 – The Finances

PART FIVE
THE FINANCES

Our fifth and final set of changes revolves around the economics of the sport of football. Money is king.  There are billions to be made in the world of football these days, yet, I don’t think that the money is going where it is needed at the professional level — this is my focus for today’s article — the amateur level will be addressed some other day.

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